Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-19

w. s. TiLT0K, Editor.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10. 1887.
Farmers are busy.
Covered wagons keep coming.
Register Beard has been at Topeka
this week.
Captain Hanna went to Salina yes
terday afternoon.
C. w. Poornan, ESQ.,, and Sheriff
Hopkins, both of Cove county, called to
see lis yesterday.
w. B. Kritchfeld has been at Mill
brook the most of The time for the past
fortnight.
The Baptist social at the Presbyterian
church, Wednesday evening, was sue
cess socially.
Rev. J. A. Stayt has been attending
the annual M. E. conference at Junction
City this week.
-Jno. Ronnquists residence building,
which was blown down short time ago,
has been raised again.
District Clerk Blair has a hotbed in
his garden, and he is pushing the gar
. dening in other portions of his garden.
Mr.. s. L. Graham, of DeKalb, Ill,
is in the city, spending few days. He
has some property here, and likes the
place.
Mrs. G. A. Beavers will preach at the
M. L. church tomorrow Sunday at II
A. NJ. and 7:30 P. H. All are invited to
attend.
q Sam Klein has returned from his
eastern visit, looking irstrate. We are
always glad to have solid men like Sam
IN western Kansas.
1t cost Oscar Olson three dollars
and costs TO get drunk, and become disa.
greeably disorderly. The police judge
seems TO mean business.
Miss Annie Wright has opened Q
splendid stock of millinery goods in the
new building just north of Squire Hut.
zel's Office. Miss Wright is from Rock
Island, ILL.,, and is we'll posted in her oc-
cupation.
MIR. w. n. Mason, of New York
state, has been visiting his friend, Mr.
VIM. Burroughs, in this city. Mr.. Ma
con has returned home, feeling that he is
likely to bring his family to Wa-Keeney
and locate here.
Richard Fl. Jenness, of Leoti City
and about twenty of his neighbors reached
town yesterday to prove up on their
claims. Richard reports his brother
Frank, who was shot SO terribly in the
battle of Coronado, as being likely 70 re-
cover.
Bills along the street indicate that
people can have good time by going to
the BEEN billiard hall. The trouble is,
too many good times have been had there.
Our guess isn't worth continental if
the good times at that place are not 60
ing to grow beautifully less.
Many old soldiers are growing fee
bic. OF these, only part draw pensions
The Woman's Relief Corps is intended to
minister to their needs. Everybody
should attend the entertainment to be
given next Friday evening for the benefit
Of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Mr.. Aldrin, the druggist, is said to
have left town last Wednesday morning
to stay. The store is yet in running
Proceedings were about TO be instituted
against Mr. Aldrin on the ground Of his
having sold liquor in violation Of the law
County Attorney Harlan, we are informed,
was making out the papers in the case
when Aldrin moved out Of town.
We received a pleasant call last
Wednesday from Mr.. Marion E. Swee-
ney, of Rock Island, ILL., in company with
his brother, VIM. E. Sweeney. of thus
county. Mr.. Sweeney is well pleased
with the appearance Of this section of
country. It is not improbable that he
may purchase land in our county.
"A cellar is being dug by Marshall
& Ufford under the rooms occupied by
the Wa-Keeney Bank. They intend to
use this for storing merchandise, in ad-
dition to the large cellar which they al
ready have, under their present store
room. As we have stated before, Mar
shall & Ufford expect to occupy, in a short
time, the room now occupied by the Wa
Keeney Bank.
"a Pretty Piece of Business" Will be